US core CPI annual rate
Removes food and energy to show the underlying pace of US consumer price rises.
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Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026
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| Date | US core CPI annual rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Jan 1958 | 3.158 |
| Mar 1958 | 2.787 |
| May 1958 | 2.431 |
| Jul 1958 | 2.422 |
| Sep 1958 | 1.718 |
| Nov 1958 | 1.701 |
| Jan 1959 | 1.701 |
| Mar 1959 | 1.695 |
| May 1959 | 2.034 |
| Jul 1959 | 2.027 |
| Sep 1959 | 2.365 |
| Nov 1959 | 2.007 |
| Jan 1960 | 2.007 |
| Mar 1960 | 2 |
| May 1960 | 1.661 |
| Jul 1960 | 1.325 |
| Sep 1960 | 0.99 |
| Nov 1960 | 0.984 |
| Jan 1961 | 0.984 |
| Mar 1961 | 0.654 |
| May 1961 | 0.98 |
| Jul 1961 | 1.307 |
| Sep 1961 | 1.634 |
| Nov 1961 | 1.299 |
| Jan 1962 | 1.299 |
| Mar 1962 | 1.623 |
| May 1962 | 1.618 |
| Jul 1962 | 1.29 |
| Sep 1962 | 1.286 |
| Nov 1962 | 1.282 |
| Jan 1963 | 0.962 |
| Mar 1963 | 0.958 |
| May 1963 | 0.955 |
| Jul 1963 | 1.274 |
| Sep 1963 | 1.27 |
| Nov 1963 | 1.582 |
| Jan 1964 | 1.905 |
| Mar 1964 | 1.899 |
| May 1964 | 1.577 |
| Jul 1964 | 1.572 |
| Sep 1964 | 1.254 |
| Nov 1964 | 1.246 |
| Jan 1965 | 1.558 |
| Mar 1965 | 1.242 |
| May 1965 | 1.553 |
| Jul 1965 | 1.238 |
| Sep 1965 | 1.548 |
| Nov 1965 | 1.231 |
| Jan 1966 | 0.92 |
| Mar 1966 | 1.534 |
| May 1966 | 2.141 |
| Jul 1966 | 2.752 |
| Sep 1966 | 3.049 |
| Nov 1966 | 3.647 |
| Jan 1967 | 3.647 |
| Mar 1967 | 3.625 |
| May 1967 | 3.293 |
| Jul 1967 | 3.274 |
| Sep 1967 | 3.55 |
| Nov 1967 | 3.519 |
| Jan 1968 | 4.106 |
| Mar 1968 | 4.373 |
| May 1968 | 4.348 |
| Jul 1968 | 4.899 |
| Sep 1968 | 4.857 |
| Nov 1968 | 5.099 |
| Jan 1969 | 5.07 |
| Mar 1969 | 5.587 |
| May 1969 | 6.111 |
| Jul 1969 | 5.769 |
| Sep 1969 | 5.995 |
| Nov 1969 | 5.93 |
| Jan 1970 | 6.166 |
| Mar 1970 | 6.085 |
| May 1970 | 6.021 |
| Jul 1970 | 6.234 |
| Sep 1970 | 6.17 |
| Nov 1970 | 6.616 |
| Jan 1971 | 6.313 |
| Mar 1971 | 5.237 |
| May 1971 | 5.185 |
| Jul 1971 | 4.89 |
| Sep 1971 | 4.358 |
| Nov 1971 | 3.341 |
| Jan 1972 | 3.088 |
| Mar 1972 | 3.318 |
| May 1972 | 3.052 |
| Jul 1972 | 2.797 |
| Sep 1972 | 2.784 |
| Nov 1972 | 3.002 |
| Jan 1973 | 2.765 |
| Mar 1973 | 2.982 |
| May 1973 | 3.189 |
| Jul 1973 | 3.175 |
| Sep 1973 | 3.837 |
| Nov 1973 | 4.484 |
| Jan 1974 | 4.933 |
| Mar 1974 | 5.791 |
| May 1974 | 6.843 |
| Jul 1974 | 8.791 |
| Sep 1974 | 10.217 |
| Nov 1974 | 11.159 |
| Jan 1975 | 11.538 |
| Mar 1975 | 11.368 |
| May 1975 | 10.537 |
| Jul 1975 | 9.091 |
| Sep 1975 | 7.692 |
| Nov 1975 | 6.757 |
| Jan 1976 | 6.705 |
| Mar 1976 | 6.616 |
| May 1976 | 6.542 |
| Jul 1976 | 6.667 |
| Sep 1976 | 6.777 |
| Nov 1976 | 6.51 |
| Jan 1977 | 6.284 |
| Mar 1977 | 6.206 |
| May 1977 | 6.316 |
| Jul 1977 | 6.25 |
| Sep 1977 | 6.175 |
| Nov 1977 | 5.942 |
| Jan 1978 | 6.419 |
| Mar 1978 | 6.344 |
| May 1978 | 6.766 |
| Jul 1978 | 7.353 |
| Sep 1978 | 7.916 |
| Nov 1978 | 8.654 |
| Jan 1979 | 8.571 |
| Mar 1979 | 9.262 |
| May 1979 | 9.428 |
| Jul 1979 | 9.589 |
| Sep 1979 | 9.88 |
| Nov 1979 | 10.619 |
| Jan 1980 | 11.988 |
| Mar 1980 | 12.5 |
| May 1980 | 13.277 |
| Jul 1980 | 12.361 |
| Sep 1980 | 11.989 |
| Nov 1980 | 12.133 |
| Jan 1981 | 11.358 |
| Mar 1981 | 9.962 |
| May 1981 | 9.476 |
| Jul 1981 | 11.125 |
| Sep 1981 | 11.8 |
| Nov 1981 | 10.226 |
| Jan 1982 | 9.261 |
| Mar 1982 | 8.827 |
| May 1982 | 8.656 |
| Jul 1982 | 7.564 |
| Sep 1982 | 5.876 |
| Nov 1982 | 5.286 |
| Jan 1983 | 4.721 |
| Mar 1983 | 4.696 |
| May 1983 | 3.564 |
| Jul 1983 | 2.999 |
| Sep 1983 | 3.494 |
| Nov 1983 | 4.303 |
| Jan 1984 | 4.816 |
| Mar 1984 | 4.995 |
| May 1984 | 5.162 |
| Jul 1984 | 5.02 |
| Sep 1984 | 5.065 |
| Nov 1984 | 4.617 |
| Jan 1985 | 4.497 |
| Mar 1985 | 4.757 |
| May 1985 | 4.524 |
| Jul 1985 | 4.207 |
| Sep 1985 | 3.97 |
| Nov 1985 | 4.413 |
| Jan 1986 | 4.397 |
| Mar 1986 | 4.078 |
| May 1986 | 3.959 |
| Jul 1986 | 4.128 |
| Sep 1986 | 4.091 |
| Nov 1986 | 3.777 |
| Jan 1987 | 3.763 |
| Mar 1987 | 4.007 |
| May 1987 | 4.163 |
| Jul 1987 | 3.965 |
| Sep 1987 | 4.279 |
| Nov 1987 | 4.419 |
| Jan 1988 | 4.318 |
| Mar 1988 | 4.366 |
| May 1988 | 4.337 |
| Jul 1988 | 4.492 |
| Sep 1988 | 4.439 |
| Nov 1988 | 4.398 |
| Jan 1989 | 4.636 |
| Mar 1989 | 4.676 |
| May 1989 | 4.564 |
| Jul 1989 | 4.623 |
| Sep 1989 | 4.25 |
| Nov 1989 | 4.372 |
| Jan 1990 | 4.43 |
| Mar 1990 | 4.937 |
| May 1990 | 4.754 |
| Jul 1990 | 5.039 |
| Sep 1990 | 5.538 |
| Nov 1990 | 5.255 |
| Jan 1991 | 5.606 |
| Mar 1991 | 5.228 |
| May 1991 | 5.134 |
| Jul 1991 | 4.797 |
| Sep 1991 | 4.519 |
| Nov 1991 | 4.486 |
| Jan 1992 | 3.945 |
| Mar 1992 | 3.903 |
| May 1992 | 3.822 |
| Jul 1992 | 3.732 |
| Sep 1992 | 3.278 |
| Nov 1992 | 3.393 |
| Jan 1993 | 3.451 |
| Mar 1993 | 3.415 |
| May 1993 | 3.408 |
| Jul 1993 | 3.191 |
| Sep 1993 | 3.241 |
| Nov 1993 | 3.081 |
| Jan 1994 | 2.935 |
| Mar 1994 | 2.906 |
| May 1994 | 2.835 |
| Jul 1994 | 2.895 |
| Sep 1994 | 3.009 |
| Nov 1994 | 2.794 |
| Jan 1995 | 2.852 |
| Mar 1995 | 2.953 |
| May 1995 | 3.077 |
| Jul 1995 | 3.005 |
| Sep 1995 | 2.921 |
| Nov 1995 | 3.034 |
| Jan 1996 | 2.962 |
| Mar 1996 | 2.805 |
| May 1996 | 2.674 |
| Jul 1996 | 2.731 |
| Sep 1996 | 2.653 |
| Nov 1996 | 2.577 |
| Jan 1997 | 2.509 |
| Mar 1997 | 2.486 |
| May 1997 | 2.544 |
| Jul 1997 | 2.417 |
| Sep 1997 | 2.163 |
| Nov 1997 | 2.153 |
| Jan 1998 | 2.209 |
| Mar 1998 | 2.13 |
| May 1998 | 2.245 |
| Jul 1998 | 2.242 |
| Sep 1998 | 2.471 |
| Nov 1998 | 2.342 |
| Jan 1999 | 2.395 |
| Mar 1999 | 2.086 |
| May 1999 | 2.022 |
| Jul 1999 | 2.077 |
| Sep 1999 | 2.009 |
| Nov 1999 | 2.059 |
| Jan 2000 | 1.997 |
| Mar 2000 | 2.44 |
| May 2000 | 2.435 |
| Jul 2000 | 2.487 |
| Sep 2000 | 2.589 |
| Nov 2000 | 2.578 |
| Jan 2001 | 2.629 |
| Mar 2001 | 2.659 |
| May 2001 | 2.543 |
| Jul 2001 | 2.703 |
| Sep 2001 | 2.633 |
| Nov 2001 | 2.787 |
| Jan 2002 | 2.561 |
| Mar 2002 | 2.428 |
| May 2002 | 2.534 |
| Jul 2002 | 2.202 |
| Sep 2002 | 2.245 |
| Nov 2002 | 1.967 |
| Jan 2003 | 1.913 |
| Mar 2003 | 1.686 |
| May 2003 | 1.577 |
| Jul 2003 | 1.524 |
| Sep 2003 | 1.202 |
| Nov 2003 | 1.095 |
| Jan 2004 | 1.147 |
| Mar 2004 | 1.606 |
| May 2004 | 1.708 |
| Jul 2004 | 1.76 |
| Sep 2004 | 1.963 |
| Nov 2004 | 2.166 |
| Jan 2005 | 2.268 |
| Mar 2005 | 2.346 |
| May 2005 | 2.188 |
| Jul 2005 | 2.136 |
| Sep 2005 | 1.976 |
| Nov 2005 | 2.12 |
| Jan 2006 | 2.117 |
| Mar 2006 | 2.093 |
| May 2006 | 2.44 |
| Jul 2006 | 2.689 |
| Sep 2006 | 2.931 |
| Nov 2006 | 2.62 |
| Jan 2007 | 2.67 |
| Mar 2007 | 2.451 |
| May 2007 | 2.244 |
| Jul 2007 | 2.21 |
| Sep 2007 | 2.137 |
| Nov 2007 | 2.329 |
| Jan 2008 | 2.466 |
| Mar 2008 | 2.355 |
| May 2008 | 2.313 |
| Jul 2008 | 2.51 |
| Sep 2008 | 2.473 |
| Nov 2008 | 2.003 |
| Jan 2009 | 1.68 |
| Mar 2009 | 1.756 |
| May 2009 | 1.835 |
| Jul 2009 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2009 | 1.51 |
| Nov 2009 | 1.705 |
| Jan 2010 | 1.554 |
| Mar 2010 | 1.107 |
| May 2010 | 0.942 |
| Jul 2010 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2010 | 0.804 |
| Nov 2010 | 0.768 |
| Jan 2011 | 0.95 |
| Mar 2011 | 1.19 |
| May 2011 | 1.51 |
| Jul 2011 | 1.765 |
| Sep 2011 | 1.975 |
| Nov 2011 | 2.153 |
| Jan 2012 | 2.277 |
| Mar 2012 | 2.255 |
| May 2012 | 2.257 |
| Jul 2012 | 2.1 |
| Sep 2012 | 1.985 |
| Nov 2012 | 1.941 |
| Jan 2013 | 1.925 |
| Mar 2013 | 1.887 |
| May 2013 | 1.681 |
| Jul 2013 | 1.696 |
| Sep 2013 | 1.734 |
| Nov 2013 | 1.721 |
| Jan 2014 | 1.621 |
| Mar 2014 | 1.657 |
| May 2014 | 1.956 |
| Jul 2014 | 1.859 |
| Sep 2014 | 1.729 |
| Nov 2014 | 1.702 |
| Jan 2015 | 1.649 |
| Mar 2015 | 1.753 |
| May 2015 | 1.718 |
| Jul 2015 | 1.805 |
| Sep 2015 | 1.892 |
| Nov 2015 | 2.018 |
| Jan 2016 | 2.207 |
| Mar 2016 | 2.195 |
| May 2016 | 2.241 |
| Jul 2016 | 2.189 |
| Sep 2016 | 2.207 |
| Nov 2016 | 2.111 |
| Jan 2017 | 2.272 |
| Mar 2017 | 2.002 |
| May 2017 | 1.733 |
| Jul 2017 | 1.692 |
| Sep 2017 | 1.693 |
| Nov 2017 | 1.711 |
| Jan 2018 | 1.821 |
| Mar 2018 | 2.117 |
| May 2018 | 2.237 |
| Jul 2018 | 2.354 |
| Sep 2018 | 2.17 |
| Nov 2018 | 2.214 |
| Jan 2019 | 2.154 |
| Mar 2019 | 2.037 |
| May 2019 | 1.989 |
| Jul 2019 | 2.21 |
| Sep 2019 | 2.358 |
| Nov 2019 | 2.317 |
| Jan 2020 | 2.261 |
| Mar 2020 | 2.091 |
| May 2020 | 1.222 |
| Jul 2020 | 1.57 |
| Sep 2020 | 1.713 |
| Nov 2020 | 1.646 |
| Jan 2021 | 1.41 |
| Mar 2021 | 1.646 |
| May 2021 | 3.798 |
| Jul 2021 | 4.275 |
| Sep 2021 | 4.025 |
| Nov 2021 | 4.929 |
| Jan 2022 | 6.021 |
| Mar 2022 | 6.474 |
| May 2022 | 6.022 |
| Jul 2022 | 5.911 |
| Sep 2022 | 6.631 |
| Nov 2022 | 5.958 |
| Jan 2023 | 5.583 |
| Mar 2023 | 5.59 |
| May 2023 | 5.33 |
| Jul 2023 | 4.653 |
| Sep 2023 | 4.147 |
| Nov 2023 | 4.007 |
| Jan 2024 | 3.862 |
| Mar 2024 | 3.801 |
| May 2024 | 3.419 |
| Jul 2024 | 3.171 |
| Sep 2024 | 3.311 |
| Nov 2024 | 3.319 |
| Jan 2025 | 3.258 |
| Mar 2025 | 2.789 |
| May 2025 | 2.787 |
| Jul 2025 | 3.059 |
| Sep 2025 | 3.019 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.639 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.457 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.75 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.594 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.446 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.564 |
US core CPI annual rate
Chart sampled for readability; CSV contains all observations.
%
Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026
Show the numbers
| Date | US core CPI annual rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | 3.311 |
| Oct 2024 | 3.333 |
| Nov 2024 | 3.319 |
| Dec 2024 | 3.238 |
| Jan 2025 | 3.258 |
| Feb 2025 | 3.117 |
| Mar 2025 | 2.789 |
| Apr 2025 | 2.779 |
| May 2025 | 2.787 |
| Jun 2025 | 2.934 |
| Jul 2025 | 3.059 |
| Aug 2025 | 3.11 |
| Sep 2025 | 3.019 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.633 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.639 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.504 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.457 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.595 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.75 |
| May 2026 | 2.851 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.594 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.478 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.446 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.564 |
US core CPI annual rate
Chart sampled for readability; CSV contains all observations.
%
Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026
Show the numbers
| Date | US core CPI annual rate (%) |
|---|---|
| Sep 2016 | 2.207 |
| Oct 2016 | 2.145 |
| Nov 2016 | 2.111 |
| Dec 2016 | 2.197 |
| Jan 2017 | 2.272 |
| Feb 2017 | 2.224 |
| Mar 2017 | 2.002 |
| Apr 2017 | 1.883 |
| May 2017 | 1.733 |
| Jun 2017 | 1.703 |
| Jul 2017 | 1.692 |
| Aug 2017 | 1.684 |
| Sep 2017 | 1.693 |
| Oct 2017 | 1.774 |
| Nov 2017 | 1.711 |
| Dec 2017 | 1.776 |
| Jan 2018 | 1.821 |
| Feb 2018 | 1.848 |
| Mar 2018 | 2.117 |
| Apr 2018 | 2.139 |
| May 2018 | 2.237 |
| Jun 2018 | 2.255 |
| Jul 2018 | 2.354 |
| Aug 2018 | 2.199 |
| Sep 2018 | 2.17 |
| Oct 2018 | 2.139 |
| Nov 2018 | 2.214 |
| Dec 2018 | 2.179 |
| Jan 2019 | 2.154 |
| Feb 2019 | 2.084 |
| Mar 2019 | 2.037 |
| Apr 2019 | 2.065 |
| May 2019 | 1.989 |
| Jun 2019 | 2.127 |
| Jul 2019 | 2.21 |
| Aug 2019 | 2.386 |
| Sep 2019 | 2.358 |
| Oct 2019 | 2.314 |
| Nov 2019 | 2.317 |
| Dec 2019 | 2.259 |
| Jan 2020 | 2.261 |
| Feb 2020 | 2.357 |
| Mar 2020 | 2.091 |
| Apr 2020 | 1.432 |
| May 2020 | 1.222 |
| Jun 2020 | 1.187 |
| Jul 2020 | 1.57 |
| Aug 2020 | 1.736 |
| Sep 2020 | 1.713 |
| Oct 2020 | 1.611 |
| Nov 2020 | 1.646 |
| Dec 2020 | 1.62 |
| Jan 2021 | 1.41 |
| Feb 2021 | 1.283 |
| Mar 2021 | 1.646 |
| Apr 2021 | 2.961 |
| May 2021 | 3.798 |
| Jun 2021 | 4.475 |
| Jul 2021 | 4.275 |
| Aug 2021 | 4 |
| Sep 2021 | 4.025 |
| Oct 2021 | 4.563 |
| Nov 2021 | 4.929 |
| Dec 2021 | 5.453 |
| Jan 2022 | 6.021 |
| Feb 2022 | 6.414 |
| Mar 2022 | 6.474 |
| Apr 2022 | 6.161 |
| May 2022 | 6.022 |
| Jun 2022 | 5.917 |
| Jul 2022 | 5.911 |
| Aug 2022 | 6.322 |
| Sep 2022 | 6.631 |
| Oct 2022 | 6.284 |
| Nov 2022 | 5.958 |
| Dec 2022 | 5.708 |
| Jan 2023 | 5.583 |
| Feb 2023 | 5.538 |
| Mar 2023 | 5.59 |
| Apr 2023 | 5.519 |
| May 2023 | 5.33 |
| Jun 2023 | 4.829 |
| Jul 2023 | 4.653 |
| Aug 2023 | 4.349 |
| Sep 2023 | 4.147 |
| Oct 2023 | 4.031 |
| Nov 2023 | 4.007 |
| Dec 2023 | 3.93 |
| Jan 2024 | 3.862 |
| Feb 2024 | 3.752 |
| Mar 2024 | 3.801 |
| Apr 2024 | 3.61 |
| May 2024 | 3.419 |
| Jun 2024 | 3.267 |
| Jul 2024 | 3.171 |
| Aug 2024 | 3.197 |
| Sep 2024 | 3.311 |
| Oct 2024 | 3.333 |
| Nov 2024 | 3.319 |
| Dec 2024 | 3.238 |
| Jan 2025 | 3.258 |
| Feb 2025 | 3.117 |
| Mar 2025 | 2.789 |
| Apr 2025 | 2.779 |
| May 2025 | 2.787 |
| Jun 2025 | 2.934 |
| Jul 2025 | 3.059 |
| Aug 2025 | 3.11 |
| Sep 2025 | 3.019 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.633 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.639 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.504 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.457 |
| Mar 2026 | 2.595 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.75 |
| May 2026 | 2.851 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.594 |
| Jul 2026 | 2.478 |
| Aug 2026 | 2.446 |
| Sep 2026 | 2.564 |
Recent observations
| Date | % |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.564 |
| August 2026 | 2.446 |
| July 2026 | 2.478 |
| June 2026 | 2.594 |
| May 2026 | 2.851 |
| April 2026 | 2.75 |
| March 2026 | 2.595 |
| February 2026 | 2.457 |
| January 2026 | 2.504 |
| December 2025 | 2.639 |
| November 2025 | 2.633 |
| September 2025 | 3.019 |
| August 2025 | 3.11 |
| July 2025 | 3.059 |
| June 2025 | 2.934 |
| May 2025 | 2.787 |
| April 2025 | 2.779 |
| March 2025 | 2.789 |
| February 2025 | 3.117 |
| January 2025 | 3.258 |
| December 2024 | 3.238 |
| November 2024 | 3.319 |
| October 2024 | 3.333 |
| September 2024 | 3.311 |
Source: FRED · Attribution and methods